Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY) is the first yoga-based empirically validated, clinical intervention for complex trauma or chronic, treatment-resistant post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).  A program of the Center for Trauma and Embodiment (CFTE) at JRI, it is the only yoga model of its kind to have met the criteria for inclusion in the US-based National Registry of Evidenced-based Programs and Policies (NREPP) database published by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

This 20-hour (16 hours synchronous remote learning; 4 hours self-study) foundational training will emphasize the core components of the practice of trauma-sensitive yoga, and how those fundamental elements relate to any anti-oppressive and trauma-informed work.  

Designed for anyone interested in deepening their understanding of the whole-system impact of complex trauma (both systemic and interpersonal), this training will review the significant effects of trauma on the brain, body, and relationships, as well as the psychological and neuroscientific underpinnings of the TCTSY model.  Participants may include, but are not limited to, yoga instructors, social workers, mental health clinicians, educators, activists, somatic practitioners and healers, or other health care professionals, as its applications can extend far beyond the yoga mat.

Experiential in design, participants will gain specific tools to both practice and facilitate trauma-sensitive movement and breath practices vital to the healing process of complex trauma.  This training is intended to support participants in expanding their current clinical or movement-based practice to incorporate some of the TCTSY methodology, focusing on movements and language that actively share power and agency with practitioners.  

While the Foundational Training does not qualify participants to facilitate TCTSY, it does provide the foundations for making your current scope of practice (clinical/movement based) more trauma-informed.

This training is the primary prerequisite to CFTE’s 300-hour TCTSY Certification Program however,

there are NO prerequisites to attend this training.  

This training can stand alone as a general framework to apply within many diverse contexts

(clinical, medical, educational, humanitarian, personal inquiry, daily life, etc.).

ALL are welcome.

*No component of this training will be recorded*

*REGISTER HERE*

Presented by:

Emily Lapolice, LICSW, TCTSY-F of Integrative Wellness Therapies in Arlington, MA on the Unceded Lands of the Pawtucket Tribe of the Massachusett Peoples

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When:

October 3rd, 10th, 17th & 24th, 2024 (*4 consecutive THURSDAYS)

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Location:

This training will be offered REMOTELY, using ZOOM as a learning platform.

Schedule:

16 hours “in person” (synchronous remote learning); 4 hours “independent-study”

THURSDAY October 3rd, 2024: 12-4pm EST (4 hours)

THURSDAY October 10th, 2024: 12-4pm EST (4 hours)

THURSD October 17th, 2024: 12-4pm EST (4 hours)

THURSDAY October 24th, 2024: 12-4pm EST (4 hours)

*[THURSDAY October 31nd, 2024: 12-4pm EST (4 hours)]* – MAKE UP DAY for trainer-related illness or emergency *ONLY IF NEEDED* – will be recorded for those unable to attend live. 

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Investment:

*REGISTER HERE*

We are offering a self-determined way to invest in this training. The scale is based on your self-determined access to resources, privilege and social capital.

As you reflect on which fee feels right for you, you are encouraged to consider aspects of your identity that do, or do not, grant you privilege/access to social capital e.g. race, gender, sexual identity, socio-economic status, educational background, able-bodied-ness, etc.

Investment ranges between $325 and $450         

 

You’re welcome to consider this framework, when thinking of what you can contribute to this training:

Access to Abundant Resources  (supports you & another participant with less access to resources, and offers a $25 contribution to our Scholarship Fund): $450

Access to Increased Resources  (supports you & another participant with less access to resources): $400

Access to Sufficient Resources (pays for you): $375

Access to Limited Resources (discounted to support your financial needs): $325

• If providing a lump sum payment is not accessible for you at this time, *PAYMENT PLANS* are available.  *Please note *all payments must be received prior to the course start date*.

• If you recognize your positionality financially impacts your access to this training, there are scholarships available.  

**Scholarship Application**